EP1300613A1 - Getriebesteuerungsvorrichtung mit Drehbetätigung der Schaltwelle - Google Patents

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EP1300613A1
EP1300613A1 EP02292243A EP02292243A EP1300613A1 EP 1300613 A1 EP1300613 A1 EP 1300613A1 EP 02292243 A EP02292243 A EP 02292243A EP 02292243 A EP02292243 A EP 02292243A EP 1300613 A1 EP1300613 A1 EP 1300613A1
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Stéphane Delporte
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H61/00Control functions within control units of change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion ; Control of exclusively fluid gearing, friction gearing, gearings with endless flexible members or other particular types of gearing
    • F16H61/24Providing feel, e.g. to enable selection
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H63/00Control outputs from the control unit to change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion or to other devices than the final output mechanism
    • F16H63/02Final output mechanisms therefor; Actuating means for the final output mechanisms
    • F16H63/08Multiple final output mechanisms being moved by a single common final actuating mechanism
    • F16H63/20Multiple final output mechanisms being moved by a single common final actuating mechanism with preselection and subsequent movement of each final output mechanism by movement of the final actuating mechanism in two different ways, e.g. guided by a shift gate
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H61/00Control functions within control units of change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion ; Control of exclusively fluid gearing, friction gearing, gearings with endless flexible members or other particular types of gearing
    • F16H61/26Generation or transmission of movements for final actuating mechanisms
    • F16H61/28Generation or transmission of movements for final actuating mechanisms with at least one movement of the final actuating mechanism being caused by a non-mechanical force, e.g. power-assisted
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H63/00Control outputs from the control unit to change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion or to other devices than the final output mechanism
    • F16H63/02Final output mechanisms therefor; Actuating means for the final output mechanisms
    • F16H63/30Constructional features of the final output mechanisms
    • F16H63/34Locking or disabling mechanisms
    • F16H63/3408Locking or disabling mechanisms the locking mechanism being moved by the final actuating mechanism

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  • the present invention relates, in general, the field of power transmission systems for motor vehicles, in particular devices for gearbox control.
  • the present invention relates to a gearbox control device likely to offer multiple gear ratios including reverse gear, this device comprising a control shaft elongated along a longitudinal axis, at minus a first leading member carried by the shaft of control, a plurality of fork axes, and a plurality of driven organs, each of which is carried by a fork axis, the fork axes extending parallel to each other, and the control shaft being movable in translation between at least two positions axial, along the longitudinal axis, along first and second opposite directions, and mobile in rotation around the longitudinal axis, in first and second opposite directions, at least between a position angular rest and a first angular position extreme, and the first cooperating leading organ selectively with a driven organ, selected in the plurality of driven organs, to link kinematically to the control shaft the selected driven member and the axis of fork that carries it.
  • gearboxes of this type are known and used for a long time, they continue to be the subject of developments aimed in particular at increase the compactness and make the order automatic or automatable.
  • the invention fits precisely into this approach and aims to propose a gearbox control designed to meet this need.
  • control device for the invention is essentially characterized in that each of the axes of forks extends along a generatrix of a cylinder of revolution centered on the longitudinal axis of the shaft command, and that the selected driven organ is kinematically subject to the first organ leading to less by rotation of the control shaft around the axis longitudinal, and selectively driven in translation the along the longitudinal axis by translation of the shaft of ordered.
  • this control device comprises at least a first guide member carrying a first ramp cam and mounted radially movable relative to the longitudinal axis between a close position and a position distant from the control shaft, which the control shaft comprises at minus a first radial pin respectively in contact and without contact with the first guide member for near and far positions of the latter, and that the control shaft is selectively driven in rotation in the first direction around the axis longitudinal, from its angular position of rest to in a first angular position offset towards its first extreme angular position, by training this tree in translation in the first direction the along this longitudinal axis, and by guiding the first radial pin on the ramp of the first cam, in position close to the first guide member.
  • This control device advantageously comprises a spring urging the control shaft to rotate in the second direction of rotation around the axis longitudinal, the control shaft carrying a stop, and the angular position of rest of the control shaft being determined by mutual contact of the stopper carried by the control shaft and an indexing member.
  • the first guide member includes, in addition to the first ramp cam, a first slide spaced from the first cam and the covering at least partially and selectively, and the first slide is mounted to tilt relative to the first cam to allow the first radial pin to escape the ramp of the first cam for a translation of the control shaft following the first direction, and to offer support to the first radial piece guide for translation of the control shaft following the second direction.
  • the inventive control device comprises at least a second guide member carrying a second ramp cam mounted radially movable relative to the longitudinal axis between a close position and a position away from the drive shaft, as the drive shaft command includes at least a second radial pin respectively in contact and without contact with the second guide member for close positions and away from it, and that the control tree either selectively rotated in the first direction around the longitudinal axis, from its first angular position shifted into a second offset angular position, by driving this shaft in translation following the first direction along this longitudinal axis, and by guiding the second pin radial on the ramp of the second cam, in position close to the second guide member.
  • the second guide member preferably comprises, in addition to the second ramp cam, a second slide spaced from the second cam and covering it at least partial and selective, and the second slide is tilting rise relative to the second cam for allow the second radial piece to escape the ramp of the second cam for a translation of the shaft of order following the first direction, and to offer the second radial pin a guide support for a translation of the control shaft according to the second direction.
  • the control device usefully includes a casing fixed with respect to the longitudinal axis and in which are housed the control shaft and the axes of forks, this casing being able to constitute an envelope for the gearbox itself, or form a housing separate.
  • the indexing member can advantageously be movable in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis so that the drive shaft can be selectively moved, by the organ indexing acting on the stop, between its position angular rest and a second angular position extreme separated from the first extreme angular position by the angular position of rest.
  • control shaft can carry a second cooperating driving member, in the second position extreme angularity of this tree, with a driven organ of a fork axis controlling reverse gear.
  • the inventive control device can thus include at least one actuator controlled, such as a electromagnet, mounted on the housing and printing selectively to one of the moving parts of the device a back and forth movement transverse to the axis longitudinal.
  • actuator controlled such as a electromagnet
  • control tree can be at least partially constituted by a piston of a jack hydraulic.
  • the invention relates generally to boxes speeds likely to offer several gears including reverse gear, and more specifically the control devices of such gearboxes.
  • a control device of this type includes a control shaft 1, one or several leading organs such as 11 and 12, one plurality of fork axes such as 21 to 24, and a plurality of organs carried out such as 210 to 240.
  • the control shaft 1 is elongated along an axis longitudinal X, movable in translation, along this axis X, following two directions D1 and D2 mutually opposite, and carries each of the driving members 11 and 12.
  • control shaft 1 is movable in rotation about the longitudinal axis X, in two directions opposite S1 and S2, so that you can at least occupy an angular position of rest and a first position extreme angular
  • Fork axes 21 to 24 extend parallel to each other, and each of the organs led 210, 220, 230, and 240 is carried by an axis of fork.
  • the first driving member 11 is intended to cooperate with a led organ, selected from the led organs fork axes 21 to 23, to link kinematically, at the control shaft 1, the driven member selected and the fork axis that carries it, the selection of one of the driven organs being made by moving the control shaft 1.
  • each of the fork axes 21 to 24 extends along a generatrix of a cylinder of revolution C ( Figure 3), which is focused on the axis longitudinal X.
  • the selection of one of the organs 210, 220, or 230 by the driving organ 11, or the selection of the organ driven 240 by the driving member 12, are thus operated by a rotation of the control shaft 1 around the axis longitudinal X, bringing the adequate driving organ opposite of the selected lead organ, to subject kinematically this led organ selected from the organ leading active.
  • the translation of the control shaft 1 along the longitudinal axis X ensures a corresponding translation of the selected driven organ and the fork axis which The door.
  • the control shaft 1 is movable in translation, the along the X axis, between two active axial positions, arranged on either side of a neutral position, the first active axial position being obtained by translation of the control shaft following the first axial direction D1, and the second axial position active being obtained by translation of the tree of control in the second axial direction D2.
  • control device of the invention Another important originality, well that optional, of the control device of the invention resides in a set of means making it possible to ensure automatically rotate the control shaft 1 around its X axis, depending on its displacements between its two active axial positions.
  • this device comprises a spring 6, which permanently requests the control shaft 1 in rotation in the second direction of rotation S2 around the longitudinal axis X.
  • the angular position of rest of the control shaft 1 is determined by the contact mutual of a stop 100 carried by the control shaft 1, and an indexing member 5 connected to the casing 7 in which the control shaft 1 and the axes of forks 21 to 24, this casing being fixed relative to the longitudinal axis X.
  • control shaft 1 To rotate the control shaft 1 following the first direction of rotation S1 as a function of its axial travel, the control shaft 1 comprises by example one or more radial pawns such as 101 and 102, and the control device comprises one or more several movable guide members, such as 3 and 4.
  • Each of the guide members 3 and 4 is mounted radially movable relative to the longitudinal axis X between a close position and a position distant from the control shaft 1 and carries a cam provided with a ramp, the first guide member 3 thus carrying the cam 31 with ramp 310, as illustrated in the figures 12 and 13.
  • the radial pin 101 of the control shaft 1 is intended to cooperate with the guide member 3, while the radial pin 102 of this shaft is intended to cooperate with the guide member 4.
  • control tree 1 is for example constituted at least in part by a piston of a jack hydraulic.
  • each of the guide members 3 and 4 can be driven by an actuator mounted on the casing 7 and advantageously constituted by an electromagnet such as 83 and 84.
  • the guide member 3 illustrated on better in figure 12 includes a plate 30 in which is cut cam 31 terminated by the ramp 310, and which supports an actuating rod 32 linked to the electromagnet 83, and an anti-rotation lug 34 cooperating with the casing 7 to avoid any rotation of the plate 30 around the axis of the rod 32.
  • this member 3 comprises, in addition to the cam 31 and its ramp 310, a slide 33 which is spaced from cam 31 and which covers at least partially and in some conditions.
  • This slide 33 is pivotally mounted on the plate 30 relative to the first cam 31, for example around an articulation axis 35, in order to be able to lift and allow the radial pin 101 to escape the ramp 310 when control shaft 1 moves following the first axial direction D1, and to offer this radial pin 101 a guide support when the shaft of command 1 moves in the second direction axial D2.
  • the guide member 4 comprises, in addition to its cam and the associated ramp, a slide which is mounted on the guide member 4 like the slide 33 is mounted on the guide member 3, and which cooperates with the radial pin 102 like the slide 33 cooperates with the radial pin 101.
  • the indexing member 5 is movable between two positions in a transverse direction relative to to the longitudinal axis X and for example moved by a controlled actuator, such as an electromagnet 85 which is mounted on the housing 7.
  • the control shaft can thus be moved, by a rotation of direction S2, from its angular position of rest visible in Figure 3, at a second position extreme angular visible in Figure 10, and vice versa.
  • the driving member 12 carried by the control shaft 1 then cooperates with the driven member 240 of the fork axis 24, this axis being for example the one who orders the gear ratio rear of the gearbox.
  • the casing 7 in which the shaft of the control 1 and the fork axes 21 to 24 can either be the housing of the gearbox itself, either be constituted by a separate casing and external to the gearbox.
  • the stop 100 carried by the shaft 1 is supported on the member indexing 5, so that the control shaft 1 occupies itself its angular position of rest, for which the driving member 11 is engaged with the driven member 210 of the fork axis 21.
  • control shaft 1 is by elsewhere shown in its first axial position active, i.e. in an axial position which, by relative to the neutral position of the shaft 1, is advanced in the first axial direction D1.
  • the gear ratio engaged by the fork axis 21 is the first report of the gearbox.
  • control shaft 1 occupies still its angular position of rest but is shown in its second active axial position, that is to say in an axial position which, with respect to the neutral position of the shaft 1, is advanced in the second axial direction D2, inverse of the first axial direction D1.
  • the gear ratio engaged by the fork axis 21 is the second report of the gearbox.
  • the tree command 1 then occupies a position for which the radial pin 101 is arranged radially opposite the cam 31 of the guide member 3.
  • the pin radial 101 runs through cam 31 and climbs ramp 310 along the path K1 illustrated in FIG. 12, so that the shaft 1 undergoes around the longitudinal axis X a S1 direction rotation which places it in its first offset angular position.
  • control shaft 1 comes, at the end of this same translation, place in its first position active axial by driving with it the driven member 220 of the fork axis 22, the resulting position being illustrated in figure 5.
  • the gear ratio engaged by the axis of fork 22 is then the third gear in the gearbox of speeds.
  • control shaft 1 occupies always its first angular position offset but is shown in its second active axial position, that is to say in an axial position which, with respect to the neutral position of the shaft 1, is advanced in the second axial direction D2.
  • control shaft 1 is based on the guide member 3 and in particular on the slide 33 by its radial pin 101, which follows the path K2 illustrated in Figure 12.
  • the gear ratio engaged by the axis of fork 22 is then the fourth gear in the gearbox of speeds.
  • control shaft 1 occupies at this time a position for which the pawn radial 102 is arranged radially opposite the cam 42 of the guide member 4.
  • the pin radial 102 traverses cam 42 and climbs ramp 420, so that the shaft 1 undergoes around the longitudinal axis X an additional rotation of direction S1 which places it in its second offset angular position.
  • control shaft 1 comes, at the end of this same translation, place in its first position active axial by driving with it the driven organ 230 of the fork axis 23, the resulting position being illustrated in Figures 8 and 9.
  • the gear ratio engaged by the axis of fork 23 is then the fifth gear in the gearbox of speeds.
  • a translation of the control shaft 1 in the second direction then allows to engage the sixth gearbox report, if it has of such a report.
  • the guide members 3 and 4 can simultaneously occupy their position close together when the driving member 11 of the shaft command 1 is engaged with the driven member 230 of the axis fork 23.
  • the guide members 3 and 4 can be ordered independently of each other, the control device thus allowing at will the shifting from a higher gear to a gear lower speed immediately adjacent, not immediately neighbor, or distant.

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US5083475A (en) * 1991-01-01 1992-01-28 Ebsch Allan L Gear selection apparatus and method therefor
EP0598708A1 (de) * 1989-02-16 1994-05-25 Eaton Corporation Verbundgetriebe und zugehörige Schaltsteuerung
WO1999057463A1 (fr) * 1998-05-05 1999-11-11 Renault Boite de vitesses compacte

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